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Query Monitor

by John Blackbourn · 200,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 27 Oct 2026, 21 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Query Monitor
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security90
Support70
Reputation85

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Query Monitor still maintained?
Yes. Last release 27 Oct 2026, 21 releases in the last 24 months. 27 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Query Monitor, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer johnbillion since Nov 2013. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Query Monitor removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Query Monitor safe?
1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 3.20.4). Not on the exploited list. 30 Mar 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Query Monitor update safe to install?
No ownership change before 4.1.1. No one-star spike after it. 27 Oct 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
johnbillion19 Nov 2013 to 27 Oct 2026, 239 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2009.

Maintenance

Last release
8 days ago
Releases, 24 months
21
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Query Monitor
Q1 20240
Q2 20244
Q3 20241
Q4 20241
Q1 20252
Q2 20251
Q3 20252
Q4 20252
Q1 20263
Q2 20268
Q3 20260
Q4 20262

Last release 27 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: 5.0 (2 reviews). Lifetime: 4.9.

Average rating per quarter for Query Monitor
Q2 20245.0
Q3 20245.0
Q4 20245.0
Q1 20253.7
Q2 20255.0
Q3 20255.0
Q4 20255.0
Q1 20265.0
Q2 20265.0
Q3 20265.0
Q4 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q2 2024 and Q4 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star455
4 star3
3 star2
2 star0
1 star10
Latest low reviews

Security record

1 vulnerability in 24 months, patched (latest fixed in 3.20.4).

Show 1 patched vulnerability
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
30 Mar 2026Query Monitor <= 3.20.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via Request URI7.2<= 3.20.33.20.4Patched before disclosure

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

25% of 4 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

200,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Query Monitor
4 May 202638,111
11 May 202671,771
18 May 202678,108
25 May 202669,521
1 Jun 202668,438
8 Jun 202668,133
15 Jun 202683,733
22 Jun 2026159,232
29 Jun 202688,040
6 Jul 202685,607
13 Jul 202676,081
20 Jul 202677,901
27 Jul 202673,870
3 Aug 202674,406
10 Aug 202671,886
17 Aug 202670,717
24 Aug 202672,444
31 Aug 202671,314
7 Sep 202670,209
14 Sep 202670,157
21 Sep 202671,006
28 Sep 202670,759
5 Oct 202673,968
12 Oct 202672,172
19 Oct 202682,212
26 Oct 2026233,878
2 Nov 202619,628

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 27% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version4.1.1
AuthorJohn Blackbourn
Added19 Nov 2013
Last updated27 Oct 2026
Active installs200,000+
Requires WordPress6.3
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryDeveloper Tools & Customization > Debugging & Development Tools
Tagsdebug, debug bar, development, performance, query monitor

Other plugins by this author: User Switching

Questions

Is Query Monitor still maintained?

Yes. Last release 27 Oct 2026, 21 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Query Monitor, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer johnbillion since Nov 2013.

Was Query Monitor removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Query Monitor safe?

1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 3.20.4). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Query Monitor update safe to install?

No ownership change before 4.1.1. No one-star spike after it.

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